Video Games And Its Effects On Society

Video game effects are relatively new in modern society. Even though these games are often entertaining, the content of the game has been increasingly more and more violent as technology becomes more prevalent. The popularity of violent video games has caused an increase in controversy. Parents and experts feel that some games are just too violent and they demand the government to regulate the sales of these games. However, violent video games do not cause an increase in aggression, in adolescents. The forceful plan by the government is caused by an exaggeration of the effects of violent video games and this plan are indeed pointless.

Side effects of video games number just about as many types of video games that people play. In Lisa Weber’s article “Positive Effects of Video Games on Children,” she states several benefits that children obtain when they play video games. Some of these advantages include the areas of social development, education, and an emotional outlet. As a result, Lisa clearly displays her stance on the positive side of the opinions of video games. However, electronic gaming contains a voluminous amount of pernicious effects. When young adults and children partake in video games, they come across numerous experiences that could have a negative influence on their lives.

Video games are the wave of the future. Video games have been apart of american culture just as long as tv or computuers have; and just like everything else in life video games have adapted and changed with the times.

Video games have been a part of the American popular culture since the 1970s, when Pong was first invented. They have affected our society in many ways, some good, and some bad. An analysis of video game trends in our society will reveal their evolution over time, the affects they have on society, and the consequences they have on society.

Video games: a pastime for people around the world, telling stories of lands far away, adventurers searching for lost civilizations, and stories of love and loss. However, even though some games appear to be works of art, we find ourselves more often confronted by games with excessive violence and gore, sometimes in hyper-realistic situations. In fact, the best selling video games are those containing violence. With this instant access to death and dystopia for children, is society seeing or has it seen adverse effects? Could the virtual worlds in which children immerse themselves have effects that carry over into their reality? Recent studies have shown that children can be affected both mentally and physically by such games. Violent video games are highly addictive and, in the hands of young children, can be detrimental to both their mental and social health.

Computer games are entertainment and recreation tools that a lot people have been enjoying for a long time. Young and old are playing these computer game in order to enjoy themselves. Computer games are getting bigger in the industry since a lot of people are demanding to get more games. Computer games are beginning to be a business. Between 1970s and 1980s, It is considered the golden age of video gaming due to rapid gaining popularity of the video game arcade at that time. (Auction Game Sales) The popularity of video games is getting bigger until the present time. Since technology is evolving, video games are also evolving. Instead of using for recreational purposes, video games are also working on as a tool for education.

In today world video games have come along way since the birth of game consoles, with such games as Pac Man, Donkey Kong, and Frogger. Not only have the graphics done a complete three hundred and sixty degrees turn but the violence has also on video games. There have been many people discussing on the topic of video games that have violence and the effect it has on kids. It brings out more aggression on kids that play those types of games than those who does not. Although some video games are considered harmful to society, we must find the necessary steps to improve on what we allow our children to play to fix this controversial conversation.

This book looks at the educational level of what video games have to teach us. Gee analyze what a good video game are, which possessive the characteristics of being hard, long, and complex. Furthermore, the game develops complex challenges, a learning potential, and steady struggles in the game leading to be

Video games over the years have developed into graphic bloody sources of ideas for adolescents. The games kids play today has large physiological effects that can really mess with one 's mind. Violent video games have a long history of provoking aggressive behavior which can ultimately lead to people getting hurt. The realism gives the players more power by making them immune to the reality of the situation.

What is pop culture? Popular culture is defined in the dictionary as the culture based on tastes of ordinary people rather than an educated elite. Pop culture should be taught in schools. By teaching pop culture to students, it will help them know what’s going on in the world and helps them pay more attention in class. There are different types of pop culture such as, entertainment, music, video games, and sports. Teaching pop culture can benefit any classroom.

Nowadays there are many more people playing video games, and some consider it a waste of time, but that is very possibly the opposite what is happening. It is possible that gamers are more likely to bring their problem-solving skills into the real world. Some reasons that this outcome might happen include intrinsic—or natural rewards, subconsciously having extra think time, and transferring the skills to real life.

Video games have been the subject of objections, controversies and censorship because of depictions of violence, sexual themes, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, propaganda, profanity and advertisements. Critics of video games include parents ' groups, politicians, religious groups, scientists and other advocacy groups. Sarah Smith, author of Children, Cinema and Censorship : From Dracula to the Dead End Kids, claims that comic books, rock music, computers and video games, all have been cited as threats to children’s safety, health, morality, and literacy, and have been blamed for increases in juvenile delinquency (Smith 2). Because of these groups video games have developed a negative stigma in today 's society that scapegoats them as the reason behind acts of violence and tragedy as well as antisocial tendencies among young adults and preteens. Despite the work of detractors, advocates of video games have emphasized their use as an expressive medium, arguing for their protection as an educational tool and for helping children develop cognitive skills.

Video games have had a short, but nonetheless impressive, history thus far; titles such as Tennis for Two and Pong, which had minimal graphics and very basic objectives for the player, served as the groundwork for what would later become a major industry. As gaming 's potential was fully realized by both the public and developers as an interactive pastime, games would evolve into the "retro games" many have come to know and love today— Mario, Legend of Zelda, Pac-Man, and the like. These were much more complex, colorful, and developed than their monochromatic predecessors, and thus appealed to a greater audience. It was these titles which brought gaming into the mainstream, bringing in a massive, captive audience of children, teens, and adults alike. Eventually, gaming would have such a large audience that completely different genres could be introduced and be almost guaranteed to have a ready market. This allowed for much more variety, and today games range from violent action adventures like Grand Theft Auto to quirky role-playing games like Earthbound; from simple point-and-click horrors like Five Nights at Freddie 's to popular first-person shooters like Call of Duty; from difficult and morbid quests like Dark Souls to psychological adventures like Persona; the list goes on and on. In recent years, games have even begun to expand outside their usual target audience. They are now being used for physical therapy, as well as in everyday classrooms to help teach children

In the past few decades research has been conducted over whether video games have an adverse effect on one’s mind. With the advancement of technology in the game industry, many think that gaming has become problematic for adolescents. Moreover, reports show that with the high volume of games that are available nowadays kids now have become highly addicted to video and computer games. As a result, some fault video and computer games to the rise of social behavior and certain long term effects on the brain as a whole. Bavelier, Green, Han, Renshaw, Merzenich, and Gentile give a breakdown of the effects of video games ( online and offline) whether if it’s positive or negative; even if it’s long or short term.

This year, in 2014, video game will turn 44 years old. The industry that started with a 1D computer space game has now turned into a multi-million dollar business. Over the years, video games have played a huge role and have undeniably become an integral part of our life and culture. But as the gaps of reality and gaming experience dwindle, this raises a question of whether video games, like films and music, could really be used as a valuable medium for educational purposes or is it really just the digital menace which potentially turns players into ferocious zombies. While the debate gets intensified, it has already been scientifically approved that video games do impose several psychological effects on human.